Kenya's multi-party democracy champion Ahmed Bamahriz dies in UAE
Coast politician Ahmed Bamahriz, one of the the original champions of multi-party democracy in Kenya in the early 1990s, waves the two-finger salute which was popular with the proponents of the second liberation. Mr Bamahriz died on October 1, 2016 at AL Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, after a long illness. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The fiery politician was elected as councillor in Mombasa Municipality from 1979 to 1992.
- During the struggle for pluralism, he was among leaders who were detained by the Kanu regime.
One of the original champions of multi-party democracy in Kenya in the early 1990s, Ahmed Bamahriz, has died.
According to family sources, Mr Bamahriz died on Saturday evening at AL Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, after a long illness.
On learning about Mr Bamahriz’s death, Kenya’s Ambassador to Oman, Mohamed Dor, speaking to the Nation by phone moments ago, said he would attend the burial. He expressed his condolences to the family.
The fiery politician was elected as councillor in Mombasa Municipality from 1979 to 1992.
He was one of the leaders of the second liberation in Kenya during the clamour for multi-party democracy.
During the struggle for pluralism in the 1990s, he was among leaders who were detained by the Kanu regime.
Other leaders who were detained in a move aimed at scuttling a rally which was to be held at Nairobi’s Kamukunji grounds on July, 1990 were Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia and Raila Odinga and the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga.
